Article 38. RELATIONS WITH THE AUTHORITY The Chairman or any other Member of pemedty may request to address the Parliament. The Parliament shall honour this request. His address shall not be followed by a debate. Article 39. RELATIONS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY Parliament may hear the following Heads of Institutions either on its own initiative or upon their request: . The Chairman of Council . The President of the Commission . Head of any institution or specialized agency of the Community. Article 40. EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND PARLIAMENTARY DIPLOMACY 1. ECOWAS Parliaments Parliament oo ates of Member shall maintain States, organizations, other Pplementany diplomacy Regional Parliaments, international organizations and third party . Parliament shall put in pee an appropriate mechanism regular relations with Parliaments of Member States. framework, Parliament with inter- may in consultation with the to maintain Within this Council and Commission pee’ model or uniform laws in line with the goals and procedures of the Community. 3. The Speaker in consultation with the Bureau may invite important personalities of States, International ie tec ig Non-Governmental Organizations and civil society to make statements or presentation before the plenary or Committees. 4. When the application to intervene relates to personalities in paragraph 3 above, approval is within the competence of the Bureau. 5. The statements are not followed by debates. 6. Presentations are followed by po debates on the approval of t he The Rules of Procedure of Parliament shall sata for the organization of the debates. po { for theoe os ACT A/SA Wy Ny 1266